Anglesey

[ang-guhl-see]

noun

1. an island and county in northwestern Wales. 276 sq. mi. (714 sq. km).

Anglesey

/ ˈæŋɡəlsɪ /

noun

1. Welsh name: Ynys Môn. an island and county of N Wales, formerly part of Gwynedd (1974–96), separated from the mainland by the Menai Strait. Administrative centre: Llangefni. Pop: 59 500 (2003 est). Area: 720 sq km (278 sq miles)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Anglesey¹

Possibly from Old Norse Ǫngullsey “Hook Island,” or Old Norse Ǫnglisey “Ǫngli's Island”

Example Sentences

A suspension bridge connecting Anglesey to the Welsh mainland has closed unexpectedly after engineers said bolts on beams under the bridge needed replacing.

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It has also been recorded at Market Weston Fen, Suffolk and on South Uist on Scotland's Outer Hebrides, making Anglesey one of only three places where the species exists in Britain.

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On Anglesey, the Alaw Môn solar farm development - which would be more than twice the size of the Llanwern site - has just been approved.

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David Young, 82, from the Holyhead area on Anglesey, was among the 16 people who died last Wednesday when the Glória funicular derailed and crashed into a building in Portugal's capital.

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The lives of 60 criminals deported from Anglesey for crimes as small as stealing a handkerchief have been traced by a team of volunteers and researchers.

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